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Admissions Events

Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle Event

Ground Floor Lobby

Carley Wimmer

March19Tuesday9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Ballroom

Colton Lively

March19Tuesday10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

LGBTQIA+ Health Awareness Week

Ground Floor Lobby

Marie Newcomb-Richmond

March19Tuesday10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Featured Stories

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Marcus Murrell '17
Admissions Counselor


Marcus works to help new students through the enrollment process so that their transition to life at CU is easy, yet memorable. As an alum, Marcus knows first-hand the high quality and affordable education Concord offers, but that wasn’t all that drew him to the university. Marcus says it started in high school with his very first visit: “Although I was still in high school, I felt my presence was welcomed all over campus. This sense of individual welcoming on campus remained with me for the next four years.” Now that Marcus is an Admissions Counselor, he can share his experience with other prospective students. Call today and let Marcus tell you how CU is here for you.

“From my first visit on campus, I felt like I mattered.”

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Marcus Murrell '17

Admissions Counselor

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Chaudlier Shepherd '18

Upper Marlboro, MD

Dr. Joan Pendergast

Dr. Joan Pendergast

Chair, Department of Social Work and Title IX Coordinator

Carolyn Worley

Carolyn Worley '17

Director of Student Activities & Student Center

Dr. Samantha Byrd, DSW, MSW, LGSW, '16 '18
Assistant Professor/Training Manager

Dr. Samantha Byrd began at Concord as an adjunct professor in the Masters of Social Work program in 2020, and was advanced to a full-time position in 2022. She received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Concord in 2016, and her Masters of Social Work degree in 2018, also from Concord. She went on to the University of Kentucky to earn her Doctor of Social Work degree in 2023. Dr. Byrd has practice experience in child and adolescent mental health, grant management, and foster parent training. She is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) interventions. In addition to teaching, Samantha volunteers in the counseling center at Concord, and provides community service in various ways. She founded and manages a foster closet and foster parent support group, and serves on the board of directors for Child Protect of Mercer County. She says of her most memorable experience at CU, “Since starting in academia, I have had the pleasure of working in different capacities with some of the professors and mentors I had during my time as a student at CU. It is incredible to see how everyone comes together behind the scenes to support students in various ways.”